BIO: Mike English was born in St. Louis, Missouri (USA).
Mike English made his NBL debut with the Gold Coast Blaze at 28 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Was pursued by Cairns and Wollongong before signing with Gold Coast in 2010/11. Sacked by Gold Coast after one NBL game.
Mike English played in one NBL game during the 2011-12 season, scoring 0 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 29 | Gold Coast | 17-11 (3) | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 29 | Gold Coast | 17-11 (3) | 1 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 1 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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English joined Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions for the 2005–2006 Austrian league season, playing his first season in Austria after leaving the United States college system, and Spanish-language career records note he was selected the league MVP by season’s end.
English moved to Hungary in 2006, spending the 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 seasons with Dombovar, where Spanish-language career records credit him with another league MVP recognition during that stint.
English joined Cáceres 2016 for the 2008–2009 LEB Oro season in Spain, and Spanish-language career records state his contract was terminated by mutual agreement in January 2009 after he did not settle with the club.
English returned to Hungary for the 2009–2010 season with Atomerőmű SE, and he also spent time in Poland with PGE Turów Zgorzelec during his European run, with a 2011 European champions roundup later listing him among Turów’s key Americans alongside Esian Henderson.
English joined Astrum Levice for the 2010–2011 Slovak Extraliga season, and in the May 11, 2011 deciding Game 5 win over BK SPU Nitra he scored 21 points as Levice clinched the series 3–2, with Henderson adding 15 points and 11 rebounds and Denis Toroman and Branislav Vojtek both scoring 7, while the Nitra scorers were led by David Montgomery with 15 points and Pavel Bosák with 13 and Ronald Moore with 11, and English was credited with Finals MVP recognition as part of Levice’s championship run.
In 2011–2012, English split his international season between Mexico and Hungary, appearing in nine Mexican LNBP games for Correcaminos with averages of 13.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 33.7 minutes per game, before playing 11 games in Hungary’s NB I/A with Egis Körmend and averaging 8.8 points and 4.5 assists in 23.8 minutes per game.
English played college basketball at UMKC during the 2003-04 season and again in 2004-05, finishing his NCAA career with the Kangaroos/Roos in the Mid-Continent Conference under head coach Rich Zvosec.
In 2004-05, UMKC’s year-by-year team record lists a 16–12 overall season with a 12–4 Mid-Continent Conference mark, with home games played primarily at Municipal Auditorium (and also at Hale Arena).
Across his two UMKC seasons (2003-04 and 2004-05), English appeared in 56 games and made 45 starts, totaling 786 points (14.0 per game), 373 rebounds (6.7 per game), and 177 assists (3.2 per game).
Over that 56-game career, he logged 1,726 total minutes, added 84 steals (1.5 per game) and 66 blocks (1.2 per game), and finished with 167 turnovers (3.0 per game).
Across his UMKC career, he shot 258-for-530 from the field (48.7%), went 12-for-53 on three-pointers (22.6%), and made 258-of-382 free throws (67.5%).
In the 2004-05 season at UMKC, English played 27 games with 22 starts and produced 426 total points (15.8 per game) on 137-for-277 shooting (49.5%), while going 7-for-26 from three (26.9%) and 145-for-193 at the line (75.1%).
In that 2004-05 campaign, he totaled 162 rebounds (6.0 per game), splitting 63 offensive rebounds and 99 defensive rebounds, and added 91 assists (3.4 per game).
He also recorded 38 steals (1.4 per game) and 35 blocked shots (1.3 per game) in 2004-05, alongside 82 turnovers (3.0 per game) and 82 personal fouls (3.0 per game).
English’s 2004-05 season earned All-Mid-Continent recognition, and he was also listed as a Mid-Con preseason second-team selection entering that season.
In the 2003-04 season at UMKC, he appeared in 29 games with 23 starts, totaling 360 points (12.4 per game) while shooting 121-for-253 from the field (47.8%).
During 2003-04, he went 5-for-27 from three-point range (18.5%) and made 113-of-189 free throws (59.8%), finishing the year with 211 total rebounds (7.3 per game).
That 2003-04 rebound total included 82 offensive rebounds and 129 defensive rebounds, and he added 86 assists (3.0 per game) to go with 46 steals (1.6 per game) and 31 blocks (1.1 per game).
English’s defensive production placed him among Kansas City’s notable statistical marks, including 35 blocks in 2004-05 and a 66-block career total that appears on the program’s record/leader listings.
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